Driving Music Park the Van Records Showcase

A record-release mutation of sorts, this Park the Van shindig fetes
the creators of the last three albums issued by the New Orleans indie
imprint, as well as the first area band signed by Chris Watson and
company since relocating home from Philadelphia in December. Opener
Floating Action (aka North Carolinian Seth Kauffman) debuted on the
label in April, yet his lo-fi, self-titled collection of unhurried soul
serenades carried away by an early-'60s Caribbean breeze is already a
catalog high point. Generationals, a new group fronted by former Eames
Era songwriters Grant Widmer and Ted Joyner, will preview the wealth of
jaunty, hook-heavy singles from its debut Con Law, due in
July. Detroit trio the High Strung polishes its literary bent into
blissful, sun-kissed guitar pop on April's sophomore offering,
Ode to the Inverse of the Dude. And the Peekers headline,
capping an eventful season that saw the Shreveport sextet release its
first LP, Life in the Air, and play to packed houses in
support of Dr. Dog and Girl Talk. Tickets $8. — Noah Bonaparte
Pais